WASHINGTON—Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders face off in two more Democratic state presidential nominating contests Tuesday, in coal-producing Kentucky and Pacific coastal Oregon. Pre-election surveys have been scant in both states, leaving analysts guessing whether Clinton can reverse recent setbacks against Sanders and move ever closer to clinching […]
U.S. billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, ridiculed his two rivals’ joint effort to derail his campaign Monday, calling it a “horrible act of desperation.” Trump’s challengers, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich, announced a plan late Sunday to try to deny the brash Trump, […]
Iran rejected appeals Wednesday from other oil-producing states to curb its oil exports to try to end the plunge in world crude oil prices, instead saying it intends to increase production. Iran’s envoy to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Mahdi Asali, said Tehran intends to step up exports until they reach the level […]
WASHINGTON—The United States tightened its visa waiver program Monday in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, adding new screening for travelers headed to the U.S. from 38 countries around the world who now are allowed to enter the country without a visa. The White House said the country’s homeland security agency is immediately altering […]